In Kunning Palace.

Zhu Ying smiled and said to Song Zhong next to him: "It seems that Di Yusen is quite capable. Just with a few observations, he was able to conclude that I am capable of martial arts."

"This kind of eyesight can easily find clues when investigating cases. I must have practiced it for a lot of time."

As Zhu Ying's personal bodyguard, Song Zhong naturally knew about His Highness Taisun's martial arts skills.

However, you can only know how deep your skills are by playing.

Of course, he didn't say that he wanted to have a fight with His Majesty Taisun. He didn't dare to win or lose because it would be embarrassing.

"Excuse me for being ignorant, but how did His Highness Taisun know that Di Yusen noticed that His Highness was practicing martial arts?" After hesitating, Song Zhong expressed his thoughts.

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "When he raised his head just now, his eyes were always subconsciously focused on my hands and legs."

"I saw that kind of look a lot when I was in the Western Regions. Many wanderers and desperadoes came to make judgments one by one."

"He probably learned this method because he was often exposed to murder cases and had to deal with some gangsters."

Seeing Song Zhong's confused look, Zhu Ying said: "You naturally don't need to be familiar with these in the army. After all, after a battle is won, the level of martial arts is not important."

"When fighting in the army, it is more about opening and closing, and strength is particularly important. But when traveling in the world, it is different. Most of the time you are alone."

"At this time, you have to use your wits. Otherwise, if you offend someone you can't afford to offend, your life will be lost."

"It's just a romance novel about drawing swords and killing people at every turn. Just talking about the Western Regions, most swordsmen and swordsmen don't take action easily, and they don't want to take the initiative to cause any trouble. There is no good thing, as long as it doesn't bring trouble to themselves.

, they all choose to avoid it.”

"The more times you fight, the more grudges you will have. Even if you are a strong martial artist, you can easily be attacked by others."

Listening to His Highness Taisun's brief introduction, Song Zhong couldn't help but feel some yearning in his heart.

In the early Ming Dynasty, novels were popular, and some fabricated martial arts stories were also very popular. Even Song Zhong would occasionally read two of them.

Zhu Ying talked about some of the past events, feeling a little sad in her heart.

Since entering the capital, except for that time on the Qinhuai River, when he was boating with Zhu Gaochi and Xu Miaojin.

There was no chance to take action again.

Zhu Ying is not very interested in finding a few guards to train with him.

Because his swords, guns, swords, halberds, fists and kicks are all aimed at vital points. With his strength, he may strike at will and subconsciously cause casualties.

There is really no point in beating one's own people.

Because of Ye Yueqing's pregnancy, Zhu Ying's original plan to visit Liaodong this year also came to nothing.

Now naturally, seeing the child born first is the key.

So we simply arranged to conquer the grassland forces near Liaodong in the spring of next year.

The mobilization of the army is an extremely cumbersome matter. It does not mean that everything can be ready and set off immediately after giving an order.

That was a professional army, and the current Ming Dynasty is mostly composed of field soldiers.

When the guard station mobilizes troops, after receiving the military order, the first thing to do is to talk about food and grass. The first thing is to practice first, just like driving a duck to the shelf.

After practicing for half a month and a month, and feeling almost ready, you can start to gather.

Although the guard system has the advantage of reducing the food consumption of the treasury, it also has certain disadvantages.

....

The news that the capital will conquer the Liaodong grasslands in the spring of next year soon spread like wildfire and spread widely among civil and military officials.

The civil servants have nothing to say.

After all, this can basically be said to be His Majesty's decision. The current situation in the Ming Dynasty can only be said to be Zhu Yuanzhang's decision, especially when it comes to foreign wars.

Even the Minister of War, Ru Yun, had no say.

War is excellent news for military attachés. It is a good opportunity to make achievements.

Is a general without merit still considered a general?

Now that the Ming Dynasty's military power is at its peak, all military attachés have an extremely strong desire for war.

Even the older generation of warriors long for the past of fighting in all directions on horseback.

But fighting on the grasslands is completely different from fighting the Japanese.

Soldiers, ghosts and spirits are not much expensive.

To conquer the Japanese country, it means to occupy the territory of the Japanese country, which requires a large enough population to suppress it, including some local education, farming and a series of other things.

For the grassland, cavalry is the key. If there are too many infantry, there will be great restrictions, such as food and grass problems, and mobility problems.

Lan Yu's famous battle, the Battle of Yuerhai, was the victory of the Northern Expedition with an army of 150,000.

The reason why Lan Yu was able to become a famous general was not only because of his devastating blow to the small court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Another reason is that the Mongolian Yuan lost about 100,000 people.

However, the Ming army's losses were negligible. It is said that they "spared no troops to achieve the effect."

Not only that, more than 77,000 people and 47,000 horses were captured.

In addition, the Ming army's trophies included 4,840 camels, 112,452 cattle and sheep, more than 3,000 vehicles of various types, and a large amount of logistical equipment.

Since the main force of the Northern Yuan Dynasty suffered a devastating blow, the small court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was not spared.

A large number of members of the royal family are behind bars, including the wife of the late monarch Aiyu Shiridara, the concubine of the current monarch Tuogu Si Tiemur, and his second son Dibaonu, princess, etc.

A total of 2,999 dignitaries of all kinds were imprisoned.

With more than 77,000 prisoners, this is the best combat force.

The combat effectiveness of the Mongolian cavalry is rare in the world. These more than 77,000 people will naturally belong to the Ming Dynasty official army.

And the 47,000 war horses are a top strategic resource for the entire Ming Dynasty.

There was once a plague in the Henan area, and most of the 40,000 cavalry accompanying Zhu Ying when he came to Henan were cavalry trained by Lan Yu's harvested war horses.

People and horses, as well as the exaggerated battle loss ratio of "zero casualties" in this period of the Ming Dynasty, gave rise to the title of Duke Lan Yuliang.

When news of the victory reached the capital, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and sent an envoy to Laojun. In the edict, he compared Lan Yu to famous generals such as Wei Qing and Li Jing.

However, the current blue jade and the previous blue jade have undergone great changes.

Although there seems to be no special changes, in the year Zhu Ying came, Lan Yu experienced ups and downs.

This ups and downs does not mean the changes in Lan Yu's official position.

It's his mood.

Because of the list, Lan Yu knew that she had been on the verge of death once.

The arrogance brought about by his past achievements has been almost smoothed away by Zhu Ying's several operations.

Now Lan Yu, instead of making greater contributions, thinks more about how to save his own life and gain the trust of His Highness the Grand Sun.

When the news of the second Northern Expedition spread, Lan Yu became a little worried.

In a restaurant.

Lan Yu looked at Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan across from him, and said somewhat depressedly: "Since I defeated the rebels in Shaanxi and returned to the capital, I have only met His Highness Taisun a few times."

"Your Majesty does have some routine rewards, but I don't care about them anymore. This time we are going to the Northern Expedition again. From what I hear, your Majesty probably wants His Majesty the Grand Sun to lead the army himself."

When Cao Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "His Royal Highness Taisun is marching in person? This is unlikely."

"The importance of His Highness Taisun to Your Majesty is almost obvious. How can it be possible for His Highness Taisun to conquer the country personally?"

"It's not like I got the wrong idea."

Lan Yu shook her head and said: "Although His Majesty's heart is difficult to fathom, this time he said it almost clearly."

"Furthermore, we can also hear some news from the Governor's Mansion. The Northern Expedition will consist of approximately hundreds of thousands of troops, but the tens of thousands of cavalry on the capital side have now begun preparations and training."

"These cavalry have been trained for many years and are extremely powerful. Many of them are former Mongolian Yuan cavalry."

"Including the Gunpowder Department, they have been producing firearms around the clock recently."

"Coupled with some of His Majesty's words, His Highness the Grand Sun is the most likely candidate for such signs."

"Of course, the key to this is that I accidentally heard that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is hoarding a large amount of food and grass."

Lan Yu himself is an extremely excellent commander.

Naturally, I am extremely sensitive and familiar with these things.

In addition, there are many subordinates scattered in various departments in the capital, so the source of the information is very reliable.

If this still fails to infer the possibility of Taisun leading the army, then he has failed to live up to the reputation of Duke Liang.

After hearing this, Cao Zhen couldn't help but said: "Since Taisun is leading the Northern Expedition, then my eldest brother must be the first choice."

"Brother is very familiar with the terrain and the conditions of the grassland. His Majesty will definitely not miss him."

"However, I still think it is not very likely that Taisun will personally conduct the Northern Expedition. As His Highness, Taisun will personally conduct the Northern Expedition. No matter how you look at it, I feel that His Majesty will not agree to it."

Listening to the comfort from Cao Zhen, Lan Yu raised a glass and drank, and her mood improved a lot.
To be continued...